The battell being once begun, the Galles that looked earst for gold, and not for battell, were easilie ouercome, such as stood to the brunt were slaine, and the rest by flight constreined to depart the citie.
XLII Whom when his Lady saw, to him she ran 370 With hasty joy: to see him made her glad, And sad to view his visage pale and wan, Who earst in flowres of freshest youth was clad.
She onely she it is, that earst did throw 295 This gentle knight into so great distresse, That death him did awaite in dayly wretchednesse.
So in short space they did to health restore The man that would not live, but earstlay at deathes dore.
XV When I awoke, and found her place devoyd, And nought but pressed gras, where she had lyen, I sorrowed all so much asearst I joyd, And washed all her place with watry eyen.
How shall I behold the face 1080 Henceforth of God or Angel, earst with joy And rapture so oft beheld?
A dieu friend Parker, if thou list, to know the Russes well, To Sigismundus booke repaire, who all the trueth can tell: For he long earst in message went vnto that sauage King.
And I, whose ioy was earst with spirit full To teach the warbling pipe to sound aloft, 290 My spirits now dismayd with sorrow dull, Doo mone my miserie in silence soft.
The Ape, that earst did nought but chill and quake, Now gan some courage unto him to take, And was content to attempt that enterprise, 995 Tickled with glorie and rash covetise.
How shall I behold the face Henceforth of God or Angel, earst with joy And rapture so oft beheld?
Wherby the common saieng is likewise in these daies verified in our mansion houses, which earstwas said onelie of the timber for ships, that no oke can grow so crooked but it falleth out to some vse, & that necessarie in the nauie.
Certes it is now high time to returne vnto our mettals, and resume the tractation of such things as I had earst in hand.
Leland writing of this riuer (as I earst noted) saith thereof in this wise.
So in short space they did to health restore The man that would not liue, but earst lay at deathes dore.
She onely she it is, that earst did throw 8 This gentle knight into so great distresse, That death him did awaite in dayly wretchednesse.
Whom when his Lady saw, to him she ran 2 With hasty ioy: to see him made her glad, And sad to view his visage pale and wan, 4 Who earst in flowres of freshest youth was clad.
England affordes those glorious vagabonds That carried earst their fardels on their backes Coursers to ride on through the gazing streetes.
Well if it needs must bee then let me goe, Flying for ayde vnto my forrayne friends, And sue and bow, where earst I did command.
Now hath thy sword made passage for thy selfe, To wade in bloud of them that sought thy death, The ambitious riuall of thine Honors high, 250 Whose mightinesse earst made him to be feard Now flies and is enforc'd to giue thee place.
Which do remember me what earst I was, Who brought such troopes of soldiars to the fielde, And of so many thousand had command: My flight a heauy memory doth renew, 70 Which tels me I was wont to stay and winne.
Demarch, our subjects, earst levied in civil broils, Muster foorthwith, for to defend the Realm.
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